疑う — meaning in English
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English meaning
- disbelieve verb To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
- doubt verb To feel uncertain about something, or to believe it is unlikely to be true.
- impeach verb To formally charge a public official with misconduct, often as a step toward removing them from office.
- suspect verb To think that something is probably true, without having proof.
Senses
疑う is used for these senses in English:
- disbelieve To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
- doubt (ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
- impeach To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- suspect (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.
disbelieve — full definition
- verb To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
- verb To actively deny (a statement, opinion or perception).
- verb To cease to believe.
doubt — full definition
- verb To feel uncertain about something, or to believe it is unlikely to be true.
- noun A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction about something.